VANCOUVER – Animal rights activists will greet people shopping at Pacific Centre this afternoon, wearing nothing but lacy white lingerie, wings and halos, to send a message against buying real fur.
Protesters with “People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals” say animals killed for their skins are electrocuted, poisoned, gassed, or mutilated, have their necks broken, or—in the case of snakes—have a hose rammed into their mouths and water pumped into them so that workers can more easily cut off the animals' tightened skin while they are still alive.
They say they want shoppers to leave fur, leather, wool, and exotic skins off their shopping lists.
"With all the luxurious, cruelty-free fabrics on the market today, it's easy to get a heavenly look without sending anyone to the pearly gates,” said PETA Executive Vice President Tracy Reiman in a statement.
The activists will be staging their protest at noon at the corner of Howe and Georgia streets.
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